The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, announced the donation at the State House, Abuja.
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Chairman of the Joint Committee and President of the 9th Senate, Ahmed Lawan, said this.
The Chief of Defence Staff gave the commendation in a statement issued on the New Year on Saturday in Abuja.
In the video and live broadcast, some of the ex-soldiers, most of whom were dismissed from Service for various acts of indiscipline and misdemeanours, gave excuses for the various infractions that led to their exit from service.
This was contained in a statement on Sunday by Major General Benjamin Olufemi Sawyerr, the Director Defence Information
In a statement signed by Prince Adeniyi Adisa Beyioku, its Secretary General, the AFN says it does not know anything about the contract outside what has been written in the media and, from the media reports had even made attempt to clarify from PUMA, pointing out breaches of the AFN constitution by Messrs Gusau and Adeleye who PUMA confirmed negotiated the deal.
President Buhari is not a leadership neophyte. So, despite the toughness of the game, he has refused to succumb to the fusillade of internal or external agents and forces of destabilization amassed against the nation. The surfeit of insecurities plaguing the country unyieldingly remains a big setback. But Mr President has refused to bulge, much as the anti-state antagonists are also ruthless and relentless.
An Alpha Jet was shot down by bandits on July 18 2021 in Zamfara, after embarking on a successful air interdiction mission against bandits between Zamfara and Kaduna states boundaries.
The Ministry said this in a statement by John Joshua-Akanji, Special Adviser to the Minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare, on Monday in Abuja.
The Electoral Committee Chairman, Prince Jambright B.T Sumanu told AFN Media in Kebbi on Saturday that last minute preparations were in top gear.
In a letter signed by Carolyn Launios, the Executive Assistant to John Ridgeon, the Chief Executive Officer of World Athletics, and addressed to Shehu Ibrahim Gusau, the world governing body for the sport affirmed it has never recognised the 2019 constitution purportedly adopted at a disputed congress in Awka, Anambra State in December 2019 and warned of dire consequences if its instructions are not followed.
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, said that Commanders of all ongoing military operations will henceforth report directly to Irabor, as obtained in military organizations across the world.
The Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Olusade Adesola, gave the warning in a memo he personally signed on Thursday.
Ogba, also Chairman, Delta State Athletics Association, made this known through his Media Adviser, Olukayode Thomas, on Monday in Lagos.
Special Assistant to the Minister, Kola Daniel, said in a statement that Dare also ordered the recall of AFN Secretary General, Elijah Ademu, to the Ministry, while a new scribe would be announced in due course.
The AFN president told newsmen in Abuja that 12 athletes have since qualified for the Tokyo Games and AFN was going to begin their preparation with camping and other training programmes.
The Athletics Federation of Nigeria has been given two weeks to return an overpayment of $134,000 (£104,000/€120,000) to the International Association of Athletics Federations or risk being sanctioned by the worldwide governing body.
Briefing newsmen after the inspection, Adeleye said that they were impressed with the level of readiness as well as the form of the routes mapped out for the race.
Sunday Adeleye, AFN Technical Director, told the News Agency of Nigeria, that the decision followed an emergency meeting of the board of the AFN regarding the protest.
Sunday Adeleye, the AFN Technical Director, in a list made available to the media, said the athletes are made up of 10 foreign-based and 27 home-based athletes.